Sous-commission Droits de l'homme (DROI) - Parlement européen

At the initiative of the FEMM Committee, the European Parliament held its second European Gender Equality Week during the last week of October 2021.

Following the success of the first European Gender Equality Week organised in October 2020, the European Parliament continued this important initiative and held the second European Gender Equality Week during the last week of October 2021. All parliamentary committees and delegations were invited to hold events addressing gender inequality issues in their areas of competence.

Below you will find more details of the events which took place during the European Gender Equality Week.

Location : European Parliament Brussels & remotely
Gender Equality Week 2020
Draft programme
EPRS: "Exploring gender equality across policy areas"
Communication
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Press release
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Durée de la vidéo : 108'

Clause de non-responsabilité : L'interprétation des débats facilite la communication mais ne constitue en aucun cas un enregistrement authentifié des débats. Seuls le discours original ou la traduction écrite révisée du discours original peuvent être considérés authentiques.
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Durée de la vidéo : 66'

Clause de non-responsabilité : L'interprétation des débats facilite la communication mais ne constitue en aucun cas un enregistrement authentifié des débats. Seuls le discours original ou la traduction écrite révisée du discours original peuvent être considérés authentiques.
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This hearing will examine the state of international law on freedom of thought, conscience and religion and study lessons learned from past policies and actions that have contributed towards its protection. Participants will also discuss best practices of interreligious dialogue for promoting tolerance and fighting against discrimination based on religious motivations.
The EU must continue its efforts to protect freedom of thought, conscience and religion, without fostering a particular belief, both inside and outside its borders.
Location : Room: SPAAK 5B001
Draft Programme
Press release
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Durée de la vidéo : 123'

Clause de non-responsabilité : L'interprétation des débats facilite la communication mais ne constitue en aucun cas un enregistrement authentifié des débats. Seuls le discours original ou la traduction écrite révisée du discours original peuvent être considérés authentiques.
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Human rights situation in Myanmar, including the situation of religious and ethnic groups
The case of Paul Rusesabagina in Rwanda
The state law relating to abortion in Texas, USA
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The situation in Belarus after one year of protests and their violent repression
Humanitarian situation in Tigray
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Situation in Tunisia
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Les députés ont décerné le Prix Sakharov 2021 pour la liberté de l'esprit à Alexeï Navalny, politique russe d'opposition et militant anti-corruption.
Commission des affaires étrangères
Commission du développement
Sous-commission "droits de l'homme"

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What role can the International Criminal Court (ICC) play in a global context of pervasive impunity and a backlash against human rights? Can the ongoing ICC review process strengthen the Court and its legitimacy? In which way can the EU best support the Court and defend it against political attacks? Such questions will be discussed at the Workshop on the ICC on 28 October 2021 with academic experts, representatives of human rights organisations, lawyers and activists.
Draft Programme EN
Draft Programme FR
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Meet this year’s finalists of the European Parliament's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, who were chosen at a joint meeting of the foreign affairs and development committees on 14 October: Afghan women, represented by 11 human rights activists Jeanine Áñez, Bolivian politician Alexei Navalny, Russian activist and political prisoner
Further information
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In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the President of the European Parliament has established a number of measures to contain the spread of the virus and to safeguard Parliament's core activities. The current precautionary measures do not affect work on legislative priorities.

Core activities are maintained to ensure the smooth running of the institution's legislative, budgetary, and scrutiny functions, as well as matters in the field of human rights and democracy. The meetings allow for remote participation in a virtual environment.

The next meeting of the Subcommittee on Human Rights will take place on Wednesday 27 October, from 09.00 - 12.00 and from 13.45-15.45 and on Thursday 28 October, from 09.00 - 12.00 (with remote participation via Spinelli 3G3).

EP Calendar 2021
DROI Calendar of meetings 2021 - revised
Urgency Resolutions on human rights
Book by HR/VP Josep Borrell Fontelles on "European foreign policy in times of COVID-19"
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What role can the International Criminal Court (ICC) play in a global context of pervasive impunity and a backlash against human rights? Can the ongoing ICC review process strengthen the Court and its legitimacy? In which way can the EU best support the Court and defend it against political attacks? Such questions will be discussed at the Workshop on the ICC on 28 October 2021 with academic experts, representatives of human rights organisations, lawyers and activists.
Location : ASP 3G3
Draft Programme EN
Draft Programme FR
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Les femmes afghanes, la figure de l’opposition russe Alexeï Navalny et l’ancienne Présidente par intérim de Bolivie Jeanine Áñez sont les trois finalistes du Prix Sakharov 2021.
Commission des affaires étrangères
Commission du développement
Sous-commission "droits de l'homme"

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On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted two resolutions on the human rights situations in Myanmar and Rwanda.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on Human Rights

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The Monthly Highlights publication provides an overview, at a glance, of the on-going work of the policy departments, including a selection of the latest and forthcoming publications, and a list of future events.
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